tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069212153482249376.post371419496299640374..comments2023-07-16T11:22:14.708+01:00Comments on Gareth Hughes: Health politicsGareth Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811374617896851568noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069212153482249376.post-17191882291287628912011-11-02T18:19:42.007+00:002011-11-02T18:19:42.007+00:00So many points on this one. Here goes:
1. 'In...So many points on this one. Here goes:<br /><br />1. 'Indeed one of the current cabinet members accused me of being a traitor to my country.'<br /><br />Impossible. Wales, until recently was always referred to as a principality. The member in question must therefore be a nationalist. And just like with all nationalists no self-respecting journalist ever dares to offer a challenge. How can we stop the perpetuation of such nonsense?<br /><br />2. '... the public only want the NHS to change in the abstract.' <br /><br />Wrong. The public just want to know that the health care they receive is the best that can be provided at any one time. To my mind, quite understandable. They care not a jot how such is achieved, this is the preserve of those who work in the profession and healthcare industry. And their lobbying buddies.<br /><br />3. 'The Welsh Health Secretary ... says ... we must transform services ... If we do not, we will never attract world class staff and tackle deep seated patterns of inequality ...'.<br /><br />We will never attract world class staff to hospitals in Wales whilst we persist with a dual language policy, both in and out of hospital. It's time we accepted this. We can have one or the other, but not both.<br /><br />4. 'Our politicians would serve the electors better by ditching populism and embracing rationalism'.<br /><br />How about starting with realism.kphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313438657508449613noreply@blogger.com